How do you establish yourself as an equal co-teaching partner?

We receive this question frequently from both ESOL teachers as well as grade-level/content-area teachers.

When co-teaching is an unfamiliar instructional model to one of or both co-teaching partners, there may be a great deal of uncertainty about what each teacher's roles and responsibilities might be. The following table identifies some of the many roles and responsibilities that teaching teams undertake in high-functioning, integrated co-taught classes: